Elijah is the first child born in the town of Buxton, Canada, founded as a home for slaves who have escaped on the Underground Railroad. His parents try to protect him from the horrible life they led as slaves in the United States. Elijah learns to read and write. His parents even worry that he [...]
Do you love puzzles? Winston Breen can’t live without them and he finds them in everything from the patterns on wrapping paper to the sausage on a pizza pie. Winston loves puzzles for their own sake, but then he and his sister discover four mysterious pieces of wood that are part of a larger puzzle [...]
“Are you a gifted child looking for Special Opportunities?”
Eleven-year-old Reynie is one of several children who answer this unusual newspaper ad only to find that the tests they must take are stranger still. In the end only four children pass the tests: Reynie, Sticky, and Constance. Their mission: to spy on what goes on at [...]
All day long her teachers yell “Clementine-pay-attention!” The problem is that she IS paying attention: to what’s going on outside the classroom window, to her maybe best friend Margaret who is trying to cut glue out of her hair, and to other things going on at school that land Clementine in trouble. And Clementine has [...]
If you could go back in time where would you go? Johnny Maxwell knows exactly where, or should I say “when”–May 21, 1941. That’s the day the German’s accidentally bombed his hometown. Johnny knows that if he goes back and changes things there will be consequences, but if he can just warn the right people [...]
Have you ever dreamed of being an animal? 11-year-old Isabel knows everything about whales and can’t wait to go on the annual whale watch with her 5th grade class. But this year’s whale watch is something unique. The class sees dozens of whales including some very rare species. Some on the boat are scared, but [...]
Aston, Dianna Hutts. A Seed is Sleepy. (581.4 Ast)
Beautifully illustrated by Sylvia Long, this book looks like a slim, poetic field notebook full of details appropriate for first through third graders learning about seeds.
Kravetz, Jonathan. Learning About Simple Machines with Graphic Organizers. (521.6 Kra)
“A seed is sleepy. It lies there tucked inside its flower, on [...]
Bair, Sheila. Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock. (332.02 Bai)
Rhyming tale of two twins: one spent his allowance and the other saved it. When grandpa promises to match their savings, they start on the road to become millionaires.
Fisher, Valorie. How High Can a Dinosaur Count? And Other Math Mysteries. (513 Fis)
A series of one page [...]
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“The Beautiful Game: Why the World Loves Soccer,” National Geographic, June, 2006
What I’m Reading — Posted by pbutts | June 03, 2006 22:46
National Geographic’s cover story feature for the 2006 World Cup is a must read. Click here to read online, or get a copy of the magazine for a more leisurely reading [...]
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14-year-old Max is the leader of a group of six genetically enhanced children who have escaped from “school,” the top secret government lab where they were created. When 6-year old Angel, specimen #11, is recaptured by the Erasers, wolf-enhanced mutants, the older three, Max, Fang, and Iggy cross the continent [...]
